Executive Moves

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Matt Pociask as general counsel and Michael Franovich as director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Research. Pociask succeeds David Taggart, who has served...

Ronald Vitiello has been appointed acting deputy commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Sign up now for the Potomac Officers Club's 2026 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 12 to hear...

George Forbes has been named chief information officer at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. His appointment comes as BIS continues expanding its role in regulating advanced...

The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Farhan Khan, a technology leader and former Food and Drug Administration official, as chief information officer.Sign up now for the 2026 Digital Transformation Summit...

The U.S. Secret Service has appointed Craig Basham, a veteran technology executive with extensive Department of Homeland Security experience, as its new deputy chief information officer.Sign up for the Potomac...

USACE has appointed Allen Strunk as director and Denis Gizinski as CTO of CIO/G-6 to advance enterprise IT transformation and the integration of emerging technologies.Register today for the 2026 Army Summit to...

Keith Hardiman, who has served as acting deputy chief information officer at the Department of the Air Force, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis within the...

Los Alamos National Laboratory appointed Charles Nakhleh as deputy laboratory director for weapons, effective April 1. Nakhleh will succeed Robert Webster, who is stepping down from the deputy director role...

Joseph Jewell has been sworn in as assistant secretary of war for science and technology, taking on a key role overseeing the Pentagon’s research priorities as the department accelerates efforts...

The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as DHS secretary in a 54-45 vote. Mullin will replace Kristi Noem, a Wash100 Award winner recently appointed as special envoy for...